Happy 75th to the Great Smokies

Photo courtesy of the National Park Service.

Great Smoky Mountains National Park turns 75 this year. So go there and take a hike (or listen to some mountain music or check out the wildflowers or…) Then, come back and tell us all about it. Or, of course, if you already have a tale of the Smokies, share away.

My favorite memory of the Smokies: seeing evidence of the lives lived there before the land was designated a park. While on a horseback ride in the park, my guide pointed out a nearly perfect square of bright pink flowers. Though the cabin they had been planted around was long gone, the flowers have returned year after year to give a pretty tip of the hat to the woman who used to live on the land.

Can’t go right now? Take a virtual visit via a webcam from Look Rock or Purchase Knob

And, cause it’s good for you, listen to Dolly.

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